Colorado's 32nd Senate district

Colorado's 32nd Senate district is one of 35 districts in the Colorado Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Rodriguez since 2019, succeeding fellow Democrat Irene Aguilar.[3][4]

Colorado's 32nd
State Senate district

Senator
  Robert Rodriguez
DDenver
Registration44.6% Democratic
14.0% Republican
39.9% No party preference
Demographics58% White
3% Black
32% Hispanic
5% Asian
2% Other
Population (2018)164,301[1]
Registered voters115,372[2]

Geography

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District 32 covers southern and southwestern Denver.[5]

The district is located entirely within Colorado's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 9th districts of the Colorado House of Representatives.[6]

Recent election results

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Colorado state senators are elected to staggered four-year terms; under normal circumstances, the 32nd district holds elections in midterm years. The 2022 election will be the first held under the state's new district lines.

2022

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2022 Colorado State Senate election, District 32[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Rodriguez (incumbent) 44,619 76.0
Republican Dean Flanders 14,089 24.0
Total votes 58,708 100

Historical election results

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2018

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2018 Colorado State Senate election, District 32[8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Rodriguez 10,636 39.8
Democratic Zach Neumann 8,616 32.3
Democratic Hazel Gibson 7,458 27.9
Total votes 26,710 100
General election
Democratic Robert Rodriguez 53,307 72.0
Republican Mark Calonder 17,294 23.4
Independent Peter Smith 3,446 4.7
Total votes 74,047 100
Democratic hold

2014

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2014 Colorado State Senate election, District 32[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Irene Aguilar (incumbent) 35,852 64.3
Republican Dawne Murray 17,356 31.1
Libertarian Darrell Dinges 2,560 4.6
Total votes 55,768 100
Democratic hold

2012

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Following the resignation of Chris Romer in 2011, appointed incumbent Irene Aguilar ran in an off-cycle election to represent the remainder of his term.

2012 Colorado State Senate election, District 32[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Irene Aguilar (incumbent) 47,995 70.1
Republican Roger Logan 20,505 29.9
Total votes 68,500 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

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Year Office Results[11]
2020 President Biden 77.0 – 20.5%
2018 Governor Polis 74.0 – 22.8%
2016 President Clinton 70.3 – 21.7%
2014 Senate Udall 66.4 – 28.8%
Governor Hickenlooper 70.7 – 25.1%
2012 President Obama 69.0 – 28.7%

References

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  1. ^ "State Senate District 32, CO". Census Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Total Registered Voters by State Senate District, Party, and Status" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Senator Robert Rodriguez". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. ^ "Colorado State Senate District 32". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final Plans Approved by the Court". Colorado Redistricting - General Assembly. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  6. ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "2022 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "2018 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. ^ "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved May 5, 2020.